On their EP Pequod Dresda, a four-piece band from the beautiful Genova, Italy, come up with five impressive post-rock tracks, awakening emotions and passion.

As soon as the EP-opening drone is coated by the fragile sounds of the piano, just to be interrupted by reversed guitars shortly afterwards, one might already feel how much passion the Italians have put into their songs. In the Labradford-like second track, Il grande macchinario della notte, the listener can then be sure, that the music was really felt in the moment of recording. The strong samples - hardly identifiable sounds - are placed in such a good way throughout the record; appearing as seperate instruments that still leave place for the melancholic melodies of the piano and guitars in crucial moments.

Altogether the half hour running time of the EP is a fairly tranquil affair. Fans of the known melodic outbursts might be dissapointed, as guitar distortion, punchy bass and fast drumming only appear shortly in L'eterno ritorno dell' uguale. Lovers of ambient-like post-rock however, will devour the compositions and hope eagerly for new songmaterial, with which they can again dive into the melancholic beauty of Italian music creation.